Hepatitis C virus subtype 3b infection in a hospital in Japan: epidemiological study.

doi:10.1007/BF02358605

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Hepatitis C virus subtype 3b infection in a hospital in Japan: epidemiological study.

Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Dec 1996

Ikeda K, Chayama K, Saitoh S, Koida I, Suzuki Y, Tsubota A, Kobayashi M, Arase Y, Murashima N, Kumada H

Abstract excerpt

To elucidate the epidemiology of infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtype 3b (a rare subtype thought to have originated in Southeast Asia) in Japan, we examined the genotypic subtype in 1397 patients with HCV-related chronic liver diseases. Of 1330 patients with identified HCV RNA genotypes...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chronic Disease
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Incidence
Japan
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Odds Ratio
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral

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PMID: 9027642
DOI: 10.1007/BF02358605

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